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potevu

/poˈtevu/

English: Rebellious; prone to disobedience

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto potevu huwa mgumu kufundisha.

Example (English):

A rebellious child is hard to teach.

poteza

/poˈteza/

English: 1. To misplace. 2. To waste or squander. 3. To lose consciousness or sanity

Example (Swahili):

Usipoteze muda bure.

Example (English):

Don't waste your time.

poteza

/poˈteza/

English: 1. To misplace something. 2. To waste or squander

Example (Swahili):

Usipoteze muda wako kwa mambo yasiyo na maana.

Example (English):

Don't waste your time on meaningless things.

poto¹

/ˈpoto/

English: An animal of the baboon family with large eyes and short tail

Example (Swahili):

Poto ana macho makubwa kama ya kima.

Example (English):

The poto has large, monkey-like eyes.

poto¹

/ˈpoto/

English: An animal of the baboon family with a round head and short tail

Example (Swahili):

Tuliona poto msituni.

Example (English):

We saw a baboon in the forest.

poto²

/ˈpoto/

English: A wrong path; an improper way

Example (Swahili):

Aliingia njia poto.

Example (English):

He took the wrong path.

poto²

/ˈpoto/

English: A wrong path; improper way

Example (Swahili):

Usifuate njia ya poto.

Example (English):

Don't follow the wrong path.

poto³

/ˈpoto/

English: Something misleading or corrupting

Example (Swahili):

Maisha ya anasa ni poto kwa vijana.

Example (English):

A life of indulgence misleads the youth.

poto³

/ˈpoto/

English: Something that misleads; a corrupting influence

Example (Swahili):

Marafiki wabaya ni poto kwa vijana.

Example (English):

Bad friends are a misleading influence on youth.

potoa

/poˈtoa/

English: 1. To spoil or lead astray. 2. To distort words or misrepresent

Example (Swahili):

Usipotoe maneno yangu.

Example (English):

Don't distort my words.

potofu

/poˈtofu/

English: 1. Misleading. 2. Corrupt. 3. Improper

Example (Swahili):

Tabia potofu huharibu jamii.

Example (English):

Corrupt behavior ruins society.

potoka

/poˈtoka/

English: To be morally corrupt; to deviate from good character

Example (Swahili):

Mwanasiasa alipokuwa tajiri alianza kupotoka.

Example (English):

The politician became corrupt when he got rich.

potopoto

/potoˈpoto/

English: Not good; bad; of poor quality

Example (Swahili):

Kazi yake ni potopoto kabisa.

Example (English):

His work is completely poor.

potopoto

/potoˈpoto/

English: Bad; of poor quality

Example (Swahili):

Chakula hiki ni potopoto.

Example (English):

This food is of poor quality.

potosha

/poˈtosha/

English: To cause someone to deviate; to mislead

Example (Swahili):

Rafiki zake walimpotosha kuacha shule.

Example (English):

His friends misled him to drop out of school.

potoshi

/poˈtoshi/

English: Misleading; deceptive

Example (Swahili):

Habari hizo ni potoshi.

Example (English):

Those reports are misleading.

potwa

/ˈpotwa/

English: A collection of phlegm coughed up from the chest

Example (Swahili):

Alitema potwa baada ya kukohoa sana.

Example (English):

He spat out phlegm after coughing heavily.

potwe

/ˈpotwe/

English: A type of fish with white belly and stripes

Example (Swahili):

Wavuvi walishika samaki aina ya potwe.

Example (English):

The fishermen caught a potwe fish.

povu

/ˈpovu/

English: 1. Foam. 2. Air bubbles forming in liquids

Example (Swahili):

Povu lilijaa juu ya maji.

Example (English):

Foam formed on top of the water.

poza¹

/ˈpoza/

English: To cool down something hot

Example (Swahili):

Poza chai kabla ya kunywa.

Example (English):

Cool down the tea before drinking.

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